Sep 4, 2014

This summer salad recipe was created with the intention of getting rid of leftover ingredients in the fridge. It may not look as precise and refined especially all of the ingredients were previously used or cut for other dishes. Take the watermelon for instance, my dad pre-cut the melon into bite size pieces in order to save me some troubles eating the fruit. He didn't know that I was going to use the watermelon as one of the salad ingredients. That's why the melon cubes on the plate were kind of..jagged. Not even mention the numerous black seeds scattered throughout.Ok, I also admit that my knife skill sucks.Summer salad with watermelon, feta, okra, cherry tomato, balsamic reduction, and cilantro dressing -

Ingredients (for 1 to 2 small portions)?

Some watermelon

Some feta cheese

Some cherry tomatoes

1 Okra

Small bundle of cilantro

Some extra virgin olive oil

Some sea salt

Some balsamic vinegar

How?Take a food processor and add in one small bundle of roughly chopped cilantro. Add a small pinch of sea salt and blend with just enough extra virgin olive in order for the machine to mix well.Pre-cut and remove the seeds from the watermelon. Also cut feta cheese into same size cubes, well, at least I tried. Halve the cherry tomatoes. Slice the okra.

Take a small pot and pour in some balsamic vinegar. Turn to medium heat and reduce the balsamic vinegar till thickens a little, about 1/3.The rest of the work is just careful plating. Arrange the watermelon and feta so they form a checkered pattern. Drizzle some cilantro dressing and balsamic reduction on the side. Decorate with okra, tomatoes, and cilantro leaves.